Results

CORPUS CHRISTI – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley women's cross country team finished in third place among Division I schools at the Islander Splash on Friday at Jim Dugan Stadium.
 
The women's team finished with 72 points among Division I schools as the finished behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Sam Houston State.
 
The Islanders earned four points in the South Texas Showdown, Presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union after the women's team finished behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the standings and the men's team not able to post a team score with four runners. The Islanders now lead the showdown 9 to 8.
 
Junior Roxanna Vidaurri led the women's team with an 11^th place finish among Division I runners as she crossed the finish line with a time of 21:05. Freshman Alexandria Canchola posted a 13^th place finish with a time of 22:20 while sophomore Michelle Flores finished in 15^th place with a time of 23:55. Freshman Mailen Navarro finished in 16^th with a time of 24:03 and Monica Yanez finished in 17^th with a time of 25:50.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Mathew Peynado finished in fourth place among Division I runners after finishing the 8,000-meter race with a time of 26:40.4. Sophomore Mark Trejo finished in eighth place with a time of 27:41.3 while sophomore Isaac Arevalo finished in 10^th place with a time of 28:25.5. Freshman Jayven Cordova rounded out the men's team with a 12^th place finish after finishing with a time of 30:17.7
 
UTRGV cross country will be back in action on October 1 when they travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the Chili Pepper Festival.
 
The next event in the South Texas Showdown, Presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union will be a volleyball match on October 11 at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.
 
Complete Results
Women's - 5,000 Meters
11. Roxanna Vidaurri, UTRGV – 21:05
13. Alexandria Canchola, UTRGV – 22:20
15. Michelle Flores, UTRGV – 23:55
16. Mailen Navarro, UTRGV – 24:03
17. Monica Yanez, UTRGV – 25:50
 
Men's - 8,000 Meters
4. Mathew Peynado, UTRGV – 26:40.4
8. Mark Trejo, UTRGV – 27:41.3
10. Isaac Arevalo, UTRGV – 28:25.5
12. Jayven Cordova, UTRGV – 30:17.7

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